By Michael Briones. Who would of thought the ugg boot could be something more than just a boot. Koalabi surely did. They transformed the ordinary ‘slip-on-whatever-cause-its-there’ shoe to something much more stylish. Koalabi is an Australian manufacturer for genuine sheepskin footwear. To showcase their products, the Shelbourne Hotel in Sydney held the exclusive launch event […]

Sydney never fails to disappoint. Pip Edwards with Visa Fashion First took to the streets of trendy Sydney suburb, Darlinghurst and asked the rabble they found who was wearing what and why. As the weather gets colder and the need to rug up more kicks in, seasonal trends are thick on the ground as most […]

By Henry Ng. River Island will soon be the talk of the town as the UK brand launches an Australian online store before it opens its first bricks-and-motar stores. Showcasing its S/S 13/14 collection (northern hemisphere) in Sydney recently, the collection was expectedly on trend with clothing, shoes and accessories to suit every occasion but also […]

By Michael Briones. A celebration of an era of extravagance. There was a tremendous hype for the premiere movie of Baz Luhrmann’s take of the Great Gatsby. This weekends Soirée made no exception to let this hype decease. Rather, instead of celebrating this long awaited excitement by just simply watching it at the cinemas, we […]

Pip Edwards is a stylist, design director at street wear retailer General Pants, Twitterholic and all round style guru who has teamed up with Visa to bring to the masses what it means to dress well. A Visa fashion first, the Youtube series showcases the latest trends all the way from the runway to what […]

By Henry Ng. Sydney’s upmarket restaurant and bar scene receives yet another boost with the opening of Crane Bar Restaurant. Located in trendy Potts Point, the official opening saw a delivery of model-esque geishas, Taiko drummers, Japanese inspired canapés and cocktails, all to compliment the Eastern Asian influence of the institution. Upon entering the venue, guests were greeted with an […]

A while ago I wrote a little bit on Whitehouse Institute graduate Thomas Hulston‘s debut collection. He’s a great addition to the Australian fashion scene thanks to his unique and specified design process, which includes having the garments made in France! A far cry from most’s opting for their own backyard Australia – which I […]

You know that an internationally acclaimed and behemoth online retailing and design company like ASOS likes you when they make the 20-odd million people in your country the first in the world to see a new collection before anyone else. We must be doing something right. When ASOS invited a handful of Australia’s most […]